Switzerland – Jobseeker confidence rises 13% in Q2: PageGroup

Swiss candidates’ overall confidence about their ability to find a new job within three months grew by 13% between Q2 2018 and Q2 2019, according to the PageGroup Job Confidence Index.

According to the PageGroup Confidence Index of jobseekers, 51% of candidates expect to find a job within three...

South Africa – Unemployment rate hits 16-year high in Q2

South Africa’s jobless rate reached 29.0% in the second quarter ended June 2019, the highest since 2003, according to data from Statistics South Africa.

When compared to the previous year, the rate increased by 1.8% and when compared to the previous quarter, the unemployment rate rose by 1.4%.

The number...

UK – Professionals say they would quit their job because of poor leadership: Randstad

An average of 22% of professionals across the UK said they would leave their job because their organisation showed such poor leadership, according to survey data from Randstad.

In a poll of approximately 9,000 workers across the UK, Randstad found that 29% of professionals in the property & real estate...

World – Heidrick & Struggles Q2 net revenue hit by weakness in consulting and executive search

Net revenue declined at Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. (NASD: HSII) in the second quarter to $173.1, down 5.4% and 3.6% on constant currency basis compared to the 2018 second quarter which the group said had an unusually high number of revenue upticks.

UK – Impellam H1 revenue rises 1.4% on a like-for-like basis

UK staffing firm Impellam Group plc (IPEL:LSE) reported revenue today for the six months ending 5 July 2019 of £1.13 billion, an increase of 2.5% and 1.4% on a like-for-like basis when compared to the previous year.

The group adopted the new accountancy standards ‘International Financial Reporting...

UK – Parity issues trading update, performance in line with expectations

Parity (AIM:PTY), the London-based technology focused consultancy and staffing business, provided an update on trading for the six months ended 30 June 2019 ahead of its interim results.

The company said its results will be consistent with the market's expectation for the full year. Board expectations...

Switzerland – Temp workers’ hours down in Q2: Swiss Staffing

The number of hours worked by temporary workers in Switzerland fell by 6.1% in the second quarter of 2019 when compared to the same period last year, according to data from Swiss Staffing, the Swiss Federation of Staffing Companies.

Since the start of the year, the decline in temp workers’ hours stands...

France – DLSI international revenue growth offsets decline in France

French staffing firm DLSI SA (ALDLS: PAR), reported revenue on Friday for the second quarter ended 30 June 2019 of €59.7 million, down 0.4% compared to €59.9 million during the same period last year.

The group also reported H1 revenue of €111.3 million, an increase of 1.5% compared to the same period...

France – Temporary employment falls 3.4% in June: Prism Emploi

The number of temporary workers in France decreased by 3.4% year-over-year in May 2019, according to the latest Barometer report by Prism’Emploi, the French association of employment agencies.

There was no change when compared to the previous month.

Among the sectors, temporary employment rose in services...

UK – London job vacancies rise 23%: ASPCo

Vacancies across the city of London increased by 23% year-on-year, according to new data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), based on research undertaken by Vacancysoft.

While job openings in banking remain flat due to a number of financial services firms relocating...